HBWnovel Chapter 310: Using Mortars to the Fullest
Chapter 310: Using Mortars to the Fullest
In the city of Sucruz.
50 troops frantically besieged the second line of defense.
However, because the Wehrmacht had blown up most of the buildings in advance, the attacking enemy troops had no suitable cover at all.
With the support of large numbers of artillery and snipers, it was difficult for the enemy to advance.
After three days of fruitless attacks, Andre decided to send out armored forces.
These are one of the few elite troops in the Dwarf Empire.
Currently, the Dwarf Empire has a total of 2000 tanks.
And most of the imitations are the Panzer IV tank, which is a short-barreled 75mm model.
And because the dwarven engine was too large, the dwarves had to reduce the size of the engine.
This results in the horsepower not being able to increase at all.
The only thing they can do is weaken the armor of the Panzer IV.
And add a defensive magic circle to the outer armor to enhance defense.
It turns out that the defensive effect of magic defense is very effective.
The armor-piercing shells on the 75mm anti-tank gun could not penetrate the rear of the dwarf tank at a distance of 500 meters.
It is only possible to penetrate the tail at 300 meters.
This resulted in the Wehrmacht having to use its 88mm anti-aircraft guns against the dwarf tanks.
Although the 88mm anti-aircraft gun is only about ten millimeters larger in caliber than the 75mm anti-tank gun.
But the two are not at the same level at all.
First of all, the initial velocities of the two are completely different, which means that the kinetic energies are also significantly different.
So if the 88mm anti-aircraft gun is placed flat, it will be a nightmare for armored units...
However, the 1st Infantry Brigade carried a limited number of anti-aircraft guns.
There are 1000 dwarf tanks on the opposite side.
Not to mention the other types of armored vehicles.
The Western elves also gathered 300 tanks to besiege the city of Sucruz.
The 8st Infantry Brigade had only one heavy tank company, 16 Tiger tanks and Panther tanks.
Although there are sufficient fuel and ammunition reserves, it is a pipe dream to rely on these 24 tanks to stop thousands of tanks...
And the First Infantry Brigade now treats every soldier as a treasure.
The garrison units on the defense line were divided into squads. The commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade knew how severe the difficulties faced by the 1st Infantry Brigade were.
Fortunately, they are not fighting this defensive battle alone.
The Navy provides them with fire support 24 hours a day.
And each company can call for naval gun support from two Königsberg cruisers at the same time.
Because a brigade-level unit actually has only 70 companies.
So in the current situation, the infantry brigade can call for naval artillery support without restraint.
But even so, the situation they face is still grim.
As the Dwarven army sent armored units into the battlefield, the pressure on the infantry brigades defending the front lines doubled.
The battle line is shrinking little by little.
The Wehrmacht soldiers tried their best, but they had to face the reality of abandoning the second line of defense.
An MG42 machine gunner struggled to climb out from the pile of bullet shells.
The bullet shells under his feet were already half his height.
The assistant gunner had already picked up his rifle and joined the battle.
There was no one to help the machine gunner clean out the shell casings.
Seeing the machine gunner having difficulty moving, the soldier next to him reached out and pulled the machine gunner out.
The machine gunner fired at least 10 rounds of ammunition.
Of course, not all machine gunners need to consume so much ammunition like this one.
The machine gunner's position was very important, right in the middle of the intersection.
Basically, half of the Western Elf Empire's army attacking from the north had to pass through this intersection.
That's why the machine gunner consumed so much ammunition.
The remaining machine gunners consumed between 3 and 1 rounds of ammunition.
Since all the transport ships were supplying this infantry brigade, the infantry brigade had no worries about ammunition at all.
To sum it up in one sentence, just do it!
The infantry brigade voluntarily gave up the middle line of defense.
Retreat to the inner layer.
At this time, the trial of those dwarf capitalists was also brought forward.
The original plan was to punish these dwarf capitalists after the war was over.
But now the army has retreated to the inner layer, and memory is the last line of defense.
The infantry brigade was also unsure whether the memory would be lost.
So to be on the safe side, get rid of all the dwarf capitalists first.
How to deal with it? Street lamp booth is the quickest way.
But just hanging up street lights is not enough.
So the commander of the infantry brigade ordered the flamethrowers to wait below.
Hang one and click one.
You can't leave this world so easily.
Soon, in the inner detention area.
The dwarf capitalists' cries for mercy spread throughout the inner city.
Many elven civilians who had not yet evacuated shed tears after hearing this.
They were feeling sad for their compatriots who died after being tortured by the dwarves.
If the Wehrmacht had arrived earlier, their compatriots would not have been killed...
Outside the city, the allied forces that were preparing for the next round of attack saw this scene and silently stopped what they were doing.
The dwarf soldiers were very angry, while the west elf soldiers looked dazed.
Many of them had no idea what the dwarves had done.
A soldier who was aware of the situation explained the whole story to these soldiers.
After learning about the crimes committed by these dwarves, many West Elf soldiers were filled with anger.
Why can the dwarves do whatever they want in their land?
But as ordinary soldiers, they dared not speak out.
But looking at the dwarf capitalists twisted in the flames, they felt very comfortable for some reason.
But this really exhausted the flamethrower, after all, it was difficult to hang one and spray one at a time! It was not easy to carry dozens of kilograms of equipment...
But the burning feeling is really good!
As the troops retreated to the inner line of defense.
The combined forces immediately launched an offensive.
Want to press on and advance further.
However, when they entered the fortress group of the middle line of defense.
I saw that the fortress complex was filled with explosives...
"boom!"
The next second, large areas of the fortress were reduced to ashes by explosives.
Thousands of soldiers died on the spot in the northwest.
Not only that, the Wehrmacht utilized the mortar to its fullest potential.
They used mortars to greatly slow down the enemy's advance.
The enemy was originally advancing inside the building, but was blown directly into the sky by the mines and trip mines buried in the building.
So they were forced to move along the street.
The result is predictable, they were hit by mortar shells that fell from the sky.
Hammer can't take care of himself...
Many soldiers were blown into the sky by shells falling from the sky before they could even react.
Many soldiers wanted to hide behind bunkers to avoid artillery fire.
After all, they used this trick to avoid the naval guns.
But they forgot one thing, the mortar can reach the enemy behind the bunker...
(Good night (づ ●─● )づ)